{"product_id":"we-once-met-by-chance-charles-v-mauro-9781489715753","title":"We Once Met by Chance: Four Life Stories During the American Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Once Met by Chance: Four Life Stories During the American Civil War\u003c\/em\u003e follows four people's lives during the American Civil War-John S. Mosby, Charles Russell Lowell, Laura Ratcliffe, and James Robinson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCol. John S. Mosby was a Confederate officer from Virginia, assigned to lead guerrilla activities outside the city of Washington. His mission was to keep the Union soldiers stationed there rather than fighting in the field against the army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharles Russell Lowell of Massachusetts was a Harvard graduate from a prominent abolitionist family. He joined the Union army, eventually becoming the colonel of the Second Massachusetts Cavalry. He was sent to Virginia to capture or kill Mosby.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaura Ratcliffe was a young Southern lady living in Northern Virginia. She supported her home state of Virginia during the war in any way she could, including spying for Colonel Mosby.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames Robinson was an African-American man living with his family in Manassas, Virginia. The land that he owned and lived on would become the central part of the battleground for two of the major battles during the war.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Once Met by Chance\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of the Civil War from the perspective of these four individuals. Readers learn about their lives, their families, and their aspirations during these tumultuous four years in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles V. Mauro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1489715754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781489715753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liferich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Charles V. Mauro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153687982335,"sku":"9781489715753","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1b140a8-282e-4fe1-9eea-d15c9d070cef.jpg?v=1770785158","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-once-met-by-chance-charles-v-mauro-9781489715753","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}